He shows how Oates’s willingness to enter the minds of a vast array of protagonists points to her belief in the possibility of understanding diverse American realities. In this comprehensive and accessible study, Gavin Cologne-Brookes traces in Oates’s novels evidence of an evolving consciousness that ultimately forgoes abstract introspection and the philosophical pursuit of certainty in favor of a more practical approach to art as a tool for understanding personal and social problems and possibilities.ĭrawing on the intellectual tradition of American Pragmatism, Cologne-Brookes emphasizes the social value of Oates’s later work in particular. Though Oates’s national reputation has fluctuated since her first work appeared in the 1960s, one thing can be agreed: Oates is not just America’s most extraordinary woman of letters but as significant an American writer as any of her contemporaries. ![]() ![]() Joyce Carol Oates’s unhesitating and prodigious exploration of genre, topic, and style has made her an inevitable but elusive subject for critics and scholars.
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